John was born in Qormi, Malta, on June 1, 1937, to parents Anthony and Rose. He grew up on a small family farm. As a young boy, he and his family endured the "Siege of Malta" during WWII.
Inspired by Hollywood movies portraying the USA as a prosperous and liberal country, in 1957 he left Malta on a ship for New York. After USA immigration refused his application for landed immigrant status, he was shipped to Montreal. From there he and friends t…
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